Motor-driven vehicle



- May 8, V1923.

s. F, HOLDEN MOTOR Dn'rvnN VEHICLE Filed Aug. :22, y1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented May v8, v

hieles in Whioh the- Ineens for applying the f UNITED( STATES;

filed 22,

"To all whom it maynoncern:

n :citizen of the United St'etesTnf-residing 'et Pntersomin the county 'of P-nssie-end State of New Jersey, have inventecleertain new cation.

This invention relete'sjto motor-driven Yel-y hieles andV particularly to 'motor-driven Vepower Variably to the rear' or driving eXle consists of 'a fece-plate, and friotion-Wheel." f

In this Class of.v vehicles itis "usualirv to w21-1r range this means so thaty the 'face-plate Willjv `he driven at' 'enginespeed '211161' to rrrzmgeV thespeehreclueing gearing hetweenthe' seine Y pinio'ns e 1 and the driving evxle. 'onsequen'ce, un` less `earei's invariablyuseclr in bringing the 1, with eaeh `other there isli-kel'y to; result inpeets 4preferable to fthejinor'e eoinrnon oi(` steppechgeer; type ot ineens .for Veriehlynp' p'lying the ypower 'to the driving i axle, hes' julriousr strain and weer, usually offthe iriction-Wheel, before the inertiaV yof the Yehicle can be taken up. andfthe frictionfwheelessumes the 'required' speed; l`further,` there re;4 sults COnsiclerelnleV loss' of traction. These.

indicetethe prine'ipallreasons Why ineens of,

this class, although otherwise in many ref .not been more 1extensivelyutilised. V

` :The prineipl bjectjoI'f-'this in vefntionfis" to iniproye motor Y'Vehi'eles-of, the class Iin 'diented vredueing'*thefllikelihoodlofjn-f juri'ng any v'ofthe'partsfylin"thawey stated;

and increasing' the traftionI lbetween` 'fthe :tire-pleite .and friction-Wheel. fThisfI no# `cornp'lish byv .interposingy the `Speecl-reclncing j gearing between the :noter .e'ncl the variable l l.power-zipplying means Consisting Q fJvthe;

4fece-plete and frietion-Wheel,A so thgttjt-lie driving'eXle, Whiehfis relrtiifely moderate ther afspeed: better alepteclfor' a goedtreo#I ;V v -tinnsinittig' :mec/h S1 l Be it known that l, -SIIERIDAN' E HOLDEN. I

ing enclosing the 'sleeve f i l'Porting"-tliestructure "p ffice-platerisonly capable of atv speed*l cor@ respondingto the maximum speed of the;4 l th and' Agenerallljy l'not Asuiiioient to `result *inw infjf juryto anyof the parts through VillftinieclA inanipulzgttiony ofthe faeeqnate, ,and jisjfurrf intention" will apliv motor .y i FigureQ is 'e vertieal-seetio'nel Viewfsh ingtherear agile,` apart of said nieolianfs and ahou'sing'therefd `f.

Figure 3"fis Le lot g linel Vertical 'sec')`` tionalYfvieivfofitheparts of snidvrneehnni In,r which adjoinlthev'nll'otor; l 5f 1I] v Figure 4 isdny lctiona-l-L.View?.Lthereo line 1 -4 Figure" n lanfof[ecertainf bolster; [L is the .ffrani'e u l the 'n hiele-supportecl ety the` reef* Onfthe' Sri'ngsu` ""n turn SlipportedL l0, i hdrigidly"nneted tOvfh-rr axle housing sleeves@ having gbenringsgdfat k` their outer ends ,for the; axleA ksections n,

G havelbell-ibeefiee, includes clifl'erential.'jealsnigk f Qin whichl I l are-oppos elyijOnrnylelthebevelpinof 'yfj' :Winningen-and the ase vl'elow 1 its its endsa-p'airt-.cy

the tla-nge's'm` g/ of the alined stub-shaft .r 1/

secured ,thereto byv bolts ay ienetrating said Walh. yiStub-shaft' is journaled in 'av bear- Qing formedby the bolster and a cap 2 bolted I thereto, such bearing being directly beneath the bearing for stub-shaft 7'; the structure w fr y is kept lfrom rearvvardfdisplacement thereivith by a jointe of any "approved form which will p'erinitiiniversalmovement of such stub 5.

by the nuts '3 secured on-,stubshaft cross-section,` alined and connected torotate Over thestub vfitted the internally squared endv o iiithe r`tran'siiiission shaft @which at its rear eiidcarrieszthe tace-plate f7'zcoiitained in. the. housing g.

in abvearing 8 interposed between 'tivo collars Q on the sliai'uthe bearingbeing inturii 'supported by and in alever l0, which is i'ul* crumed on one ot the brace-rods] and slides Y i Aa and'tlieinotor housing but i: r

on a guidebracket Z depending from the other.'y The framing formed by 'c Z and' l() thus not only braces `theaxle by connecting it to the" carrier structure comprising frame Vinsa bearing support for the transmissionl'sliaiit y6. 'Shaft may befeiiected from the drive'rfsVseat by- 6 =has slight longitudinal lmovement which fer shifting .l Qi through the medium of an` operating'rod 1l.vv

.Splined onl the sleeve fis affriction- Wheel l2, capable ot' movement-thereon ,ciosswyise ofthe lia 'e-plate. Betiveena collarllQ and axle, a rotating pinion-[including vmember afnutlQr on the hubot the friction-'Wheel lthe vehicle g at various speeds, a vious, eithery forward orbaC'lvvard. .f

l* `lyfthis construction thefs'p'eed of the fa e4 l plate'isnot ythe same ;asfjtlie enginejspeed*l isga' band 14C Wli'ichjembraces .Said hub, hav

ing lconnected 'to it thenrod 15 which protrudes laterallyv troniV casing g and r4is* con nect'efd to; a bell-crank` 16 Yfi'ulcruined onone of the' brace-rods' Z` andfhavin'gin tiijrn ,cone

nectedn'toit the operatinglrod 17 which ex- Itendsforward inconvenient reach of the driver- By operating rod 17 the driver can .lbiitftlieffsameas the much 'loiver maximum speed to.A be attained the driving axle e,

between the motor shaft y ()jafn'd the: facer plate. ltthe operator shifts thek "tace-plate against the trictionfwheel therecan be no to interpiosin the reducinggearing s in injuriousjstrain of the parts.

There is'thisj further distinction `between that example ot' my invention 'herein' set c forth and `constructionsof the ordinarytype,

linvolving advantages in the former case over the latter in the vWay of increased sini-y l plicity, greater ability to ywithstand the Weary andtear and shocks-and. strains incidentfto travel over uneven roads, and a generally more mechanically perfect-rarrangement, to Wit:k that the reducing gearing is 'incorporated' asa part of the motor (its shaft a@ being incidentally parallel with the motor `shaft,'s o that the simplest ytype of gearing may" be used)v andso partales ofthe isola,

vtion of the motor fromthe shocks and strains to ivhichthe reducinggearing in othervehicles oi' this class is subjectedbecause ot being supported at least indirectly on the axle.- o 'A v v Having thus fully described my invention,

'What l claim as newand desire to secure by LettersPatent is l. In combination,with the driving axle, a framing projecting therefrom vand movable up and down `thereon as a *pivot and including alined spacedhousings containing the axle, a friction Wheel concentric andl ramingand flexiblyconnected'tofthe first" t 'member and including aA tace plate to engage the .friction Wheel.

2. In combinatiomyvitli thedriving axle,v a carrier structure means to supportr the.

carrier lstructure resiliently on the driving and a rotary internal gear-including .mem-` ber journaled in saidV structure and having their pinion and gear. in mesh" with each other, means to transmit rotary motion from the latter memberto `the axle :including ra f aowen-transmittin0F fmember` tlexibl 'y connected to said latter: member, thei'lrst-named means havingVK meansviaiording a bearing for the poiver-transmitting member.

` V 3. In combination, With the driving axle, #a 'framing movable up and idoivnf thereon as a pivot and including alined spaced hous-k ings containing the axle and brace rods ex-`V tending vrespectively therti'fron'nv a' carrier.

structureresiliently supported by ,thc'hous r ings, said brace ,rods being pivoted to said structure ataI point removed from and thusl bracing the housings and "contaiiiedfaxle, `a

-rotary member vjournaled in said structure;y jand means to transmit motion from said member to the axle at a point betiveen the housings including a transmission .member flexibly connected to the irstl member, said the transmission member. k y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

framino- 'affording a bearing. support 'for c 

